Upfront: I'm using Bootstrap currently for the admin interface of a project. I think the author of the post is getting bashed a bit unfairly right now. In the

Upfront: I'm using Bootstrap currently for the admin interface of a project. I think the author of the post is getting bashed a bit unfairly right now. In the comments, the author links to a blog built on top of a bootstrap and to be honest... it looks terrible. I can almost deal with bad design better than something that looks prefab. I can completely understand wanting to have some kind of baseline start point for building a site. If you are in a hurry, Bootstrap is great but if you have the time, don't use an unmodified version of Bootstrap. Dare I say, it might be better to start with something like HTML5Boilerplate that leaves the design far more open (again, if you have the time). Edit: More... I guess more than anything I think Bootstrap has a time and a place. If you are doing a public facing site I don't think using a base Bootstrap site is really appealing. One of the author's arguments is that you should understand how it works and I agree completely. You can certainly modify the Bootstrap framework but you've got to understand the moving pieces just like in any framework. Bootstrap is fairly modular but you've got understand how everything is tied together in order to take it apart. I understand not being able to afford the time or cost of a custom design but I see Bootstrap like scaffolding, as something to use for a quick fix but never in the long term (at least without modifications).